CHAPTER 714: CHAPTER 711: YOUNG MASTER LIN, YOU WILL AGREE! (THIRD UPDATE)

"Linghu Han, does this elder need to explain himself to you?" The aged voice carried a trace of authority and a hint of indifference.

Linghu Han’s body trembled as he fell to his knees in terror!

"Elder... I... I didn’t mean that..." Linghu Han hastily explained, his body drenched in cold sweat.

If the elder misunderstood him, his time as Sect Master would be over.

This elder had lived for at least one hundred thousand years; he had seen four or five Sect Masters come and go, an age that was frightening to comprehend.

Moreover.

The elder’s cultivation was unfathomable, beyond anyone’s ability to gauge, it could be said that he was a living fossil of the Cloud Flowing Sect!

Although the Cloud Flowing Sect was ranked among the lower nine sects, within these nine sects, it was the weakest. Were it not for this elder, the Cloud Flowing Sect might not even be able to hold onto the last spot among the lower nine sects!

All because of this elder!

Therefore.

In the entire Cloud Flowing Sect, there was not a single person who dared to defy this elder!

"What do you mean then? I ordered you to kneel and apologize to Young Master Lin, yet you dare to refute?" The aged voice continued to sound.

"I dare not!"

Linghu Han was extremely frightened, quickly changing his tune and kneeling toward Lin Fan to say: "Young Master Lin, I was wrong. Please forgive me!!!"

The scene fell dead silent!

Everyone was shocked to their core; the expressions of the disciples outside the Mountain Gate of Cloud Flowing Sect varied greatly.

Some were surprised...

Some were shocked...

Some found it inconceivable...

Some were terrified...

Some were trembling...

Some were taken aback...

All gazes were firmly fixed on Lin Fan, as if they had seen a ghost!

Lin Fan himself was also very surprised; the Sect Master of Cloud Flowing Sect was actually kneeling to apologize to him? Interesting, very interesting!

This elder of the Cloud Flowing Sect was even more intriguing; what exactly was his background?

"Get up! I forgive you," Lin Fan said with a casual smile, putting away the Xuanyuan Sword.

"You..."

Inside, Linghu Han was seething with anger. He had already apologized, and yet Lin Fan was taking things further by asking him to get up?

Fury!

Blinding fury!

Linghu Han wished he could rush up and kill Lin Fan right now.

But.

He didn’t dare to because this was the elder’s command!

"Th... thank you, Young Master Lin!!!" Linghu Han said through gritted teeth.

And at that moment.

The aged voice continued to speak: "Young Master Lin, please come to the Forbidden Land behind the mountains of the Cloud Flowing Sect for a talk!"

Lin Fan’s brow furrowed slightly, showing some hesitation.

The Forbidden Land behind the mountain of the Cloud Flowing Sect was a place shrouded in absolute secrecy. If he went directly to the Forbidden Land, what if the Cloud Flowing Sect turned on him and decided to attack and kill him?

"Don’t worry, Young Master Lin. This old man vows on my soul that I will not harm you. If I dare speak half a lie, let my soul be obliterated, never to find peace in the afterlife!" the elder swore solemnly, his tone grave.

For cultivators, under normal circumstances, one would never dare to make such an oath!

Once sworn it must be adhered to, no one could afford to breach it, or else it would certainly become a reality!

"Don’t worry, from the elder’s tone, there is no malice!" Emperor Jade also spoke.

Lin Fan nodded.

Then.

Soaring into the sky, he headed towards the direction of the forbidden land behind the Cloud Flowing Sect’s mountain!

Very soon.

He arrived at the forbidden land of the Cloud Flowing Sect.

At first glance, the entire forbidden land was shrouded in a thick fog, but as Lin Fan appeared, the fog in front of him burst apart, revealing a path that allowed Lin Fan to pass through.

Since coming here, let’s abide by the situation.

Without further hesitation, Lin Fan took a step forward, entering into the midst of the fog, and the scenery around him changed abruptly!

Immediately afterwards.

Lin Fan found himself in an ancient square, surrounded by various old buildings, very simple and primitive, imbued with an ancient aura.

"Young friend Lin, you have arrived."

An old man appeared out of thin air, standing in front of Lin Fan, slightly stooped, almost a head shorter than Lin Fan.

Furthermore.

The old man’s hunchback was severe, standing there bent over like a shrimp.

Lin Fan was taken aback!

The old man’s appearance was too strange. Even Lin Fan couldn’t feel any spatial fluctuations; if Lin Fan closed his eyes at this moment, he wouldn’t even be able to sense the old man’s presence.

"Are you the ancestor of the Cloud Flowing Sect?" Lin Fan asked in surprise.

"Indeed, I am known as Xingchen Zi. Young Master Lin, I have been waiting for you for a long time, and finally, you have come!" Xingchen Zi said with a smile.

"Waiting for me a long time? What do you mean?" Lin Fan frowned.

Xingchen Zi answered with a nonchalant smile, "I know, Young Master Lin, that you are not from this realm. You come from beyond the Lost Continent, right?"

A chill went down Lin Fan’s spine as he stared at Xingchen Zi intently.

The atmosphere around them suddenly turned extremely cold!

After a brief silence!

"How do you know?" Lin Fan asked with a stern voice, "Logically speaking, once the Lost Continent finds out that I am from beyond the Lost Continent, they would probably immediately move to kill me. Since you know I come from beyond the Lost Continent, why haven’t you killed me?"

Since Xingchen Zi had already seen through his origin, Lin Fan saw no need to keep hiding it.

"Because, Young Master Lin, you will lead our Cloud Flowing Sect to glory and rise! Why would I want to kill Young Master Lin?" Xingchen Zi said with a smile.

"Oh?"

Lin Fan looked at Xingchen Zi with surprise and curiously asked, "How do you know that I will lead the Cloud Flowing Sect to ascend? I haven’t even agreed to join your Sect yet!"

"Young Master Lin, you will agree!" Xingchen Zi said confidently.

"Why?" Lin Fan asked while looking at Xingchen Zi.

Xingchen Zi replied with a smile, "Because, the ancestor of my Cloud Flowing Sect has prophesied that one day, the Mountain Gate of the Cloud Flowing Sect will collapse for one person, and this person will be the one to lead the Cloud Flowing Sect to renewed glory! Moreover, this person is definitely not from the Lost Continent, but from beyond the Lost Continent!"

"You believe I can do that?" Lin Fan tilted his head, looking at Xingchen Zi with interest.

"The words of the ancestor cannot be false," Xingchen Zi said with a smile.

"Alright!"

Lin Fan, not one to put on airs, nodded and accepted the promise, "Whether the Cloud Flowing Sect can rise or not, I do not know, but if I can rise, I will certainly not forget the Cloud Flowing Sect! Of course, all this is predicated on the fact that the Cloud Flowing Sect does not do anything to betray me!"

"Deal!"

Xingchen Zi was a little excited.

...

An hour later.

Lin Fan walked out from the forbidden land of the Cloud Flowing Sect, where a large group of people from the Sect were waiting outside the forbidden land.

Seeing Lin Fan come out, everyone rushed up to him!

"Lin Fan, the ancestor has already passed the message to us! From today onwards, you are one of the Cloud Flowing Sect, possessing the same status as the Sect Master, but you are not bound by the Sect. You can leave at any time!" Linghu Han looked at Lin Fan with complex eyes.

He didn’t know why the ancestor had given such an order.

However.

Even as the Sect Master of the Cloud Flowing Sect, Linghu Han didn’t dare to defy the order of the ancestor!

"Muqing, from now on, you are responsible for following Young Master Lin’s side, taking care of his daily needs!" Linghu Han ordered.